Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Virginia as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your Virginia records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Virginia vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Virginia to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the Virginia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the West Virginia filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$356

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Virginia name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Virginia name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Virginia name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Virginia one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Virginia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Virginia plus West Virginia comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Virginia files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Virginia

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about West Virginia

Does my Virginia company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; West Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Virginia LLC in West Virginia?

$350 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $356 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: West Virginia wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and West Virginia?

$224 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $50 to Virginia and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Virginia registered agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Virginia name at home. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Virginia companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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